Assistant, Test Room, Senior School
Full-time, Fixed-term Contract
2026-27
Crofton House School offers a girl-centred learning environment for students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12. Here, students are motivated to strive for their best selves, embracing academic challenge and diverse experiences, guided by staff who know them and believe in them.
Crofton House School fosters a strong sense of community among educators, staff, students, and families. Here, everyone can contribute to the strength of our school– including you.
We offer extensive professional development opportunities, competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package. Our 10-acre campus provides modern facilities, as well as beautiful outdoor spaces and a daily connection to nature.
We are seeking a collaborative and highly organized Test Room Assistant to join our Learning Resources Team on site at our Kerrisdale campus. In this full time role, you will be instrumental in creating a quiet, structured, and supportive assessment environment tailored to the diverse sensory and physical needs of our students. Working closely with classroom teachers and the Coordinator of Learning Strategies, you will execute individualized accommodation plans, providing extended time, adaptive tech support, and calm encouragement while upholding academic integrity. The ideal candidate combines patience, flexibility, and strong communication skills with a deep awareness of young women's learning styles and a commitment to maintaining a safe, structured school routine.
Hours of work: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM daily
Responsibilities:
- Work collaboratively as part of the Learning Resources Team
- Review and precisely execute individualized student accommodation plans (IEPs/SSPs), including extended time, read-aloud services, scribing, and specialized adaptive tools.
- Maintain a quiet, structured, and low-distraction assessment space tailored to diverse sensory and physical needs.
- Provide encouraging, calm, and permissible assistance during assessments, helping manage student concerns and facilitating scheduled breaks.
- Monitor and troubleshoot hardware and software tools for students using text-to-speech and typing exams on digital devices.
- Supervise assessment sessions continuously to uphold academic integrity and ensure a secure assessment environment.
- Organize, secure, and manage all assessment materials before, during, and after classes in strong collaboration with classroom teachers.
- Accurately track testing times, accommodations provided, and student attendance; document and escalate any testing anomalies or accommodations concerns to the Coordinator of Learning Strategies.
- Complete required training on school attendance software and protocols, and provide temporary coverage or support for the main attendance desk as required by the school.
- Engage in ongoing professional development as identified in consultation with the Coordinator, Learning Strategies.
Qualifications:
- Experience working with Senior School students (age 13 - 18), an asset
- Awareness of the learning styles of young girls
- Demonstrated familiarity with educational technologies and assistive tools
- Proven ability to work collaboratively
- Capacity to be creative, flexible, and patient
- Strong communication skills
- Dedicated attention to the care and safety of students
- Commitment to the integration of school routines and learning in a school setting
- Highly organised with attention to detail
- Completion of a Criminal Record Check (conducted by the School)
Employment and Application Details:
This role starts on September 8, 2026.
Compensation: Annual salary $50,000 - $52,000
Employees of Crofton House School receive competitive compensation and generous support for professional, educational and leadership development. Please note that applicants must be able to legally work in Canada.
Apply online at www.croftonhouse.ca/careers. We thank all candidates in advance. We will, however, contact only those selected for an interview. No phone calls, please.
About Crofton House School
Established in 1898, Crofton House has a long history of girl-centred education. Today, the School has over 900 students and almost 200 staff members learning, working and playing on our 10-acre campus in Vancouver.
Our approach supports the whole girl in her social, emotional, physical and intellectual development. Here, girls can discover and pursue their own paths, developing the confidence and capacity to thrive and positively influence the world around them.
